Playing the violin from early childhood, I developed an interest in string instruments when I eventually met some soloists who played precious instruments. Thus quickly becoming a violin addict it was only logical to start building instruments and to develop another addiction, the one for beautiful and acustically useful timber. So a livelong obsession started almost half a century ago.

When I started collecting spruce and maple logs, I was not yet aware that these would be sufficient for more but one live and so, together with some friends, I set up a tonewood business, which meanwhile serves the needs of instrument makers and violin enthusiasts around the globe.